Tuck-or-treat!
Friday, October 30 — Happy Halloweekend! If you’re still looking for some spooky fun this weekend, check out our Tucker Halloween guide for some last-minute plans.
This week, I sat down with local artist and president of the Tucker Arts Alliance, Julie Fordham, for a great discussion about accessibility in the arts and the junk journaling workshop she hosts every week at Mama Debbie’s. Keep reading and check it out!
🀄 Wine and Whimseys hosts a beginner-friendly Mahjong lesson on Sunday, Nov. 1, at 4 p.m. Lesson registration costs $49 and includes the 2026 Official Standards and Rules card and a wine tasting.
👩🍼 Tucker Brewing Company hosts the first-ever Tuckered Mamas Social, a moms-only evening designed to celebrate motherhood and build community, on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 5 p.m. The event will include live music, interactive experiences, local shopping, giveaways, food and drinks, and meaningful conversation. Tickets are $20.
✍️ The Tucker Optimist Club’s yearly essay contest is currently open. Local winners will receive a cash prize and move on to the district-wide contest to compete for a $2,500 college scholarship. This year’s theme is Finding My Voice in a World Full of Noise. Learn more.
👻 Have a boo-tiful weekend,
Katie
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Artist brings junk journaling workshops to Tucker
🗑️ When Julie Fordham, a Tucker-based painter and the president of the Tucker Arts Alliance, began her foray into art, she was 15. She did what she called “sketchbook art,” combining collage and writing to create pieces of art in her journal.
Today, she’s bringing the accessible and experimental art form, now known as junk journaling, to Tucker with a weekly workshop at Mama Debbie’s Art Emporium.
Every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., Fordham hosts Drunk Journaling, an evening dedicated to the art of junk journaling. Attendees enjoy a themed cocktail and two hours to work on their projects with provided materials.
✂️ Here is more about Julie and the workshop.
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Black Dog Books hosts prison book drive through November
📚 Throughout the month of November, Tucker’s newest bookstore Black Dog Books hosts its first annual Booksgiving, an initiative to donate books to incarcerated people.
Beginning Sunday, Nov. 1, customers can drop off books at Black Dog Books to donate to Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) libraries. GDC libraries provide books that inspire, educate, and broaden the perspectives of both prison staff and inmates. GDC libraries support academic and vocational education programs, which have been shown to reduce recidivism, and include a fully integrated Law Library for offender research of legal information.
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Infinite Realities hosts comic book convention Nov. 7-8
💢 Infinite Realities, Tucker’s comic and game store, will host the first-ever Comicopia, a comic book convention featuring legendary artists and indie creators, on Nov. 7 and 8.
Infinite Realities Comicopia is a full weekend dedicated to the art, stories, and creators of comic books.
The event will include opportunities to meet comic book authors and artists; shop from vendors selling comics, art, and collectibles; and compete in a cosplay contest. Participants will be judged on their character costume creations by a panel of local cosplayers on Saturday, Nov. 7, and the winner will receive $500 and a free professional photo shoot of his or her cosplay. The competition begins at 11 a.m., and registration is open to all experience levels.
💥 Learn more about the inaugural event.
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